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to the best interactive math tools
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Resources for Parents and Teachers Hello
parents and teachers!
Here is a directory of resources for your math teaching. The tools and information from these sites is available freely. The sites themselves are well organized and user friendly. -Johnnie
Favorite Sites: Nrich Out of the University of Cambridge. Problem solving challenges across the grades. BBC Bitesize Interactive lessons and revision. And for younger students Bitesize k-2 The Math Forum Everything you need for you math teaching can be found here. Lesson Plans: Lesson Plans from Educator's Reference Straighforward list of math lessons organized by mathematical topic. Teacher Lesson Exchange The Math Forum has organized a collection of lessons offered by math teachers. It is well organized by math topic and grade level. Lesson Plans from the NCTM Searchable database of lessons by grade level and math topic. Readings on Math Learning and Teaching: Adding it Up The full text of this book is available at the bottom of this website. It provides a good grounding in the research on mathematics learning and teaching. Articles from Marilyn Burns Marilyn Burns shares her insights into mathematics teaching. Teacher 2 Teacher from the Math Forum Teachers share math teaching ideas and experiences. Math teaching topics from the Math Forum Writings on the teaching of specific math topics. Articles from Maria Miller at Homeschool Math Maria Miller shares her ideas on how to make math understandable and engaging for homeschool kids. Teaching Children Mathematics from the NCTM Journal on the teaching of math to young children. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School NCTM Journal on middle school mathematics teaching Mathematics Teacher from the NCTM Journal on math teacher education How People Learn from the National Research Council This
book is not specifically about math but it does a great job presenting
different theories of learning. The full text of this book is
available online as well. A must for anyone who teaches.
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Math Worksheet Generators: The Math Worksheet Site This is the most comprehensive site. It offers worksheets across mathematical topics not just arithmetic. Math Fact Cafe As the name suggests, this site builds facts worksheets. A Plus Math Superkids Math Worksheet Generator Math.Com Algebra Worksheets This site generates only algebra worksheets. Graph and Dot Sheet Generators: Incompetech Graph and Dot Paper An amazing variety of graph and dot papers available here. Graph Paper Generator Very basic graph paper generator. Print Free Graph Paper Generates hexagonal and isometric paper as well. Children's Books on Math: Children's Picture and Story Books on Mathematics Long list of books to share with kids. From the American Library Association An article describing some good books for kids. List of Children's Books from the Ohio Literacy Resource Center Well organized by mathematical topic. Libraries of Virtual Manipulatives: National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Hosted by Utah State University. Offers the greatest number of virtual manipulatives. It also is the best site for manipulatives for supporting math learners of all ages. NCTM Illuminations Manipulatives are offered in conjuction with well considered lesson plans. Shodor Interactives Offers an amazing variety of virtual manipulatives. Some of the more sophisticated manipulatives can be found here. Math Tools from the Math Forum The math forum has indexed math tools and activities that are available on the web. The index can be searched by resource type, grade level and math topic. |
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